The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-02-09
Washington Letter.
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7, 1887.

Every one seems to have been surprised
when it was announced that there was real
| lv to be a change in the Cabinet soon. Sc
many unfounded reports OF Cabinet changes
have found their way to Washington from
distance during the present Administration
that people were not disposed to credit and
rumor on this subject.
But now it is generally believed that Sec.
retary Manning intends to leave the Ireasu-
ry Department after the adjournment OF Con.
gress, to accept the presidency OF the Nation.
al Bank of New York, at q salary of $4,000,
more than twice what he gets as member
of the Cabinet There has been much spec
ulation during the past few days as to his
probable successor, and as to whether his
resignation has anything to do with un-
pleasantness between him and the Presid-
ent.
There has been another woman suffrage
debate in the Senate and another vote with
the usual result. That was magnificent
triumph" exclaimed Mrs. Susan B. Antho-
ny, as she gazed at the printed record OF the
vote of two to one against her with which
the Senate rejected the Sixteenth Amend
ment. There is nothing like her untalllng
cheerfulness in the midst Of defeat, She
cannot be dismayed by adversely, and op-
timistically greets every reverse witha smile
of hope.
There has also boen rafting and spirit
ed Woman's Suffrage convention at this Ia
vorite rallying point of theirs since last
wrote YOU. This was their nineteenth an
nualsmeeting here, and Miss Anthony says
it was one Of the most successful they have
ever had. The meetings were largely at
tended and the speaking was the best that
the ladies could do. They were much pleas
ed at the good attendance, and compared
the over-howipg audiences OF this winter
with the empty benches they addressed IN
years gone by, saying it was now almost the
fashionable thing to do to goto the NO
mans Rights convention.
They have planned a great celebration for
next winter, in honor Of the fortleth ami
versaay Of the beginning of their movement
in this country. Forty years ago, Mrs. Eilz-
abeth Cady Stanton, at meeting in Seneca
Falls, New York, introduced the first reso-
luton iavoring the franchise OF woman.
She is billed for speech on the same sub
ject at the anniversary celebration, although
her husband is quoted as saying that she is
done with the suffrage agitation.
Mr.. Stanton said that his wife is conVlnc-
e6 that her sex does not want to vote. They
do not suffer any Inconvenience from the
lack of the ballot, added he, they do not de-
sire it to any appreciable extent, and the
suffrage agitators are banging away at some
thing that offers no response whateres. He
thought if one woman in every ten, yes. IN
every hundred, would petition Congress for
the ballot they would get it at once.
As the time for the President to sign or
veto the Interstate commerce bill approach
es, interest in the subject increases. Sena-
tors aud Representatives question each 9TH
or in order to learn all the talk Of the houses
and lobbies, and reports that the President
will sign it or veto it fly alternately between
the White House and the Capitol.
Assuming that the measure will get the
Executive signature if there is any ditncri-
ty in the selection Of men to serve their
country on the railway commission at 81, 5oo
q year, it will not be found in the sparsity
of candidates. but rather IN the redundancy
of talent that will be spread before the
President There are about sixty men who
have been mentioned for commissioners,
many of whom have been prominent and
are now relegated to private life.
The issue between the President and the
Senate in regard to the Recorder Of Deeds
is very simple and cannot, in its present
phase, be distorted into question inyolv-
ing the right of a colored democrat to hold
Office, as has been attempted. The people
of the District asked for one of their own
men for the Office. The President served
them with stranger, and the Senate refus-
cd to confirm the appointment The Presl-
dent re-appointed him, and the Senate
again rejected him. That is all there is Of
it. And until the name of colored citizen
of the District is sent in for the Office by the
President and rejected by the Senate, 1t can
not honestly be claimed that the color line
issue is factor in the case.